Haskell decision's effect on potential redevelopment

[Robert Lauriston]

The city seems to have lost its last-ditch appeal of 1310 Haskell:

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/07/25/berkeleys-bid-stop-new-housing-built-overruled-judge/

With this precedent, as I read it, anyone who owns a residential parcel of at least 4600 square feet in an R-2A district (which includes much of South Berkeley) could demolish the existing house and build three two-story houses. So long as the required setbacks and so on were met, state law would require the city to approve it.

Similarly, anyone who owns a parcel on a lot of at least 4500 square feet in an R-2 district (which includes most of the rest of South Berkeley) could demolish the existing house and build two two-story houses. Or just add a second house, if the yard is big enough.

Zoning map:

http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/uploadedFiles/IT/Level_3_-_General/Zoning%20Map%2036x36%2020050120.pdf

R-2A development standards:

http://www.codepublishing.com/CA/Berkeley/html/Berkeley23D/Berkeley23D32/Berkeley23D32070.html#23D.32.070

R-2 development standards:

http://www.codepublishing.com/CA/Berkeley/html/Berkeley23D/Berkeley23D28/Berkeley23D28070.html#23D.28.070